For the year ending 2025-12-31, LYB had $61M increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $384M in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income (loss) | -738 | 1,367 | 2,121 | 3,889 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,390 | 1,522 | 1,534 | 1,267 |
| Goodwill | 972 | - | - | - |
| Olefins And Polyolefins Americas | 0 | - | - | - |
| Olefins And Polyolefins Europe Asia International | 0 | - | - | - |
| Advanced Polymer Solutions | 111 | - | - | - |
| Intangible assets | 111 | - | - | - |
| Property, plant and equipment | 164 | - | - | - |
| Olefins And Polyolefins Americas | 0 | - | - | - |
| Olefins And Polyolefins Europe Asia International | 4 | - | - | - |
| Advanced Polymer Solutions | 0 | - | - | - |
| Equity Method Investment Other Than Temporary Impairment | 4 | - | - | - |
| Impairments | 1,251 | 949 | 518 | 69 |
| Amortization of debt-related costs | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| Share-based compensation | 91 | 91 | 91 | 70 |
| Inventory valuation charges | - | - | - | 0 |
| Equity loss (income) | - | -217 | -20 | 5 |
| Equity loss | -12 | - | - | - |
| Distributions of earnings, net of tax | 92 | 122 | 169 | 349 |
| Deferred income tax provision (benefit) | -156 | -437 | 43 | 369 |
| (gain) loss on sale of business | -6 | 284 | - | - |
| Gain on sale of assets | 112 | - | - | - |
| Accounts receivable | -687 | -127 | -110 | -1,005 |
| Inventories | -945 | -25 | -18 | 91 |
| Accounts payable | -768 | -122 | 141 | -464 |
| Other, net | -449 | 231 | 168 | -353 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,262 | 3,819 | 4,942 | 6,119 |
| Expenditures for property, plant and equipment | 1,878 | 1,839 | 1,531 | 1,890 |
| Purchases of available-for-sale debt securities | - | - | - | 0 |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale debt securities | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Purchases of equity securities | - | - | - | 0 |
| Proceeds from sale of business | 4 | 689 | - | - |
| Proceeds from equity securities | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 131 | - | - | - |
| Acquisition of equity method investment | - | - | - | 4 |
| Payment for acquisition of equity method investments | 14 | 551 | - | - |
| Proceeds from settlement of net investment hedges | 902 | 967 | 903 | 614 |
| Payments for settlement of net investment hedges | 877 | 921 | 820 | 501 |
| Other, net | 44 | 198 | 329 | 204 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -1,776 | -1,853 | -1,777 | -1,977 |
| Repurchases of company ordinary shares | 201 | 195 | 211 | 420 |
| Dividends paid - common stock | 1,764 | 1,720 | 1,610 | 3,246 |
| Purchase of non-controlling interest | - | - | - | 0 |
| Issuance of long-term debt | 1,990 | 744 | 500 | 0 |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Repayments of long-term debt | 492 | 776 | 425 | 0 |
| Debt extinguishment costs | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Issuance of short-term debt | - | - | - | 0 |
| Repayments of short-term debt | - | - | - | 0 |
| Net repayments of commercial paper | 0 | 0 | -200 | -4 |
| Net collateral received from interest rate derivatives | - | 0 | 0 | -238 |
| Proceeds from settlement of cash flow hedges | 0 | 882 | 0 | 0 |
| Payments for settlement of cash flow hedges | 0 | 835 | 0 | 0 |
| Proceeds from settlement of foreign currency contracts | - | - | - | 0 |
| Payments for settlement of foreign currency contracts | - | - | - | 0 |
| Other, net | -22 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | -507 | -1,895 | -1,950 | -3,407 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 82 | -88 | 34 | -56 |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 61 | -17 | 1,249 | 679 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 3,388 | 3,405 | 2,156 | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | 3,449 | 3,388 | 3,405 | - |
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)